Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-05-20

Iuc UlSJ surfing Ol lllc tlllll lllul SIb SltlL
bear, and chung to the howery bouSh of tho
beautiful bush above and then sank down
again. feeling tho spirit of her girhood had
departed from her. and that another angel
had entered there; knew that She loved with
heart and soul and body, and was very
woman
She had called to Love as the wretched cali
to Death, and Love had come i'll his strength
and possessed her utterly; and now for "a lit.
| tie while she was afraid to pass into the
shadow of his wings, as the wretched who
call to Death fear him when they feel icy
fingers But the fear passed, and the greab
| JOY and tho new CONSCIOUSNESS OF lower Of
identity that the inspiration of true passion
gives to some strong, deep natures remained,
and after while she prepared to make her
way nome across the mountain top, ieellng
as though she were another woman. But
sui sue W" lioO 20, ouU Jay 'hero WIN cioSeo
eyes ana u'u''N vi tills ne" iIiloNlca1hlS WINE.
90 absorbed was ehe uha1 she qua hot hotlce
thaC tne plrds han ceased 10 call ana 'hat the
eaS'e ''"o i'eu away LOT Slelter' one was noe
aware ol Cne sre"O anu Soleiilh hush 'haC hau
'ahpn V,io pace Vi wy MERRY N'iccpi peaso
anu oii',' anu p'o'e"o" 'iio Die"Ni's Vi uue
6".nc, eu SUI H.
AC laHo as sie rose u 20 sue ol'eiieu her uarK
eyes Wnlcn hau oeeh lor Vhe ihoS' ParU siiu0
WINE onis BreaC cnaiis was passing over her,
anu WIN huVu'ai iilpuiSo 'uii'' W iook
once moro Oh JIG pace "neie n'i happiness
huu lou,ii ler' anu 'ic' sam IN, "o"h o6ui"
WIN iCe cHcii'iiation w mere was 'ue
i,ehV anu Tue e'ory ana an uhc h'fPiheSs ..
| .no hie 0n"o iiio'cu anu bic" "louiiu hei'
uone' ana III los pace darkness ana the us
ing ii'lSU anu ueeP anu luminous snouoWS' AS
she Jay ana tnought' the sun nad sunk oehino
Vne NIL ana iei' Vne great gun nearly uark,
a'u' us ~ coiiinoi III oouVn AlilCa' Cue
nea'y s'orii ciouu niu cIepV acroSS Vhe DUO
Sky anu settieo up 'he lisnO from aooFe. n
uieai VIM 't'"o iioiii,''S up VIC Sol 30 ioin
the plains beyond; the neaVy ram drops be-
gan 10 ran ono ny one, 'ne isnViine iiickereo
ntfully IN inc De1y Oh the advancing cloud
Inc STORM that oonh hau feared was upon
ner'
linen came a dreadful hush. jess had re-
covered hersell py now, ana, knowing what
10 expect, snaOched up her sheVchlhg hlocR
ana hurried lhIo Ine sheiIer Oh littie cave
followed by water IN the SIDE OF the cllH'
Ana theh Win a rush Oh ice coiu ar the tenn
J pest burst Down came tne ram III a sheet;
and then Hash upon flash cleaning fercely
through the vapor laden ar, and roar upon
roar echolhg IN tne rocky cavities Ill volumes
OF fearful SOUND. linen another pause ana
space OF utter silence, ioHoWfd ny blaze or
nSht that uazed ana pililheu her' ana SUD
denly one Oh Ihe piieu up columns 10 ner lett
s"ayed 10 anu ITO IKE P'pIar Ill breeze,
ana leli neaulohg WIN crash that aiinosV
matered the cracking OF the thunder over
| head ana the shrleklng OIL the balloons scared
from 'helr craniheS III Vne GIN through III
jess scared ana wet 10 Tue SKIN managed TO
ciiihp up 'he na,ur'i Steps ITO" maze almost
lnpassaple ny ohe preNallihs gioolIl anu the
mountain, ana SO on across the sodden pam,
down the rocky pain on the 1arther SIDE past
the httio vailed IN cemetery with us -FOUR
red gums planted at It's corners III which
stranger VINO had dled at Mooltonten lay
, buried, and so, Just as the darkness OF the
} wet night came down like cloud, home at
last. AT the back doc" stood her old uncle
with lantern.
| as that you, JESSE he called out III his
stentorian tones. Lord! what a sight!" as
she emerged, her sodden dress clinSnS TO her
slight forni her hands bleeding with Chamber
/ ing over The rocks, her curling hair, which
had broken loose hanging down her hac; and
half covering her face.
Lord, 'plat sight!' he calculated again.
"Why, Jess, where have you been2 Capt
Mel has gone out to look for you with the
Kafilsn
~ have been sietching in Ieuw kloof, and
got caught in the Storm There, uncle let
me pass, want to get these wet things off.
1t is a bitter night and off she ran to her
room, leaving u long trail of water behind
her as she passed The old man entered the
house shut the door and blew out the Ian
tern.
"Now, what is it she reminds ~, OFF, he
said aloud, as he groped his way down the
passage to the sitting ROOM "Ah, know,
that night when she first came here out of the
rain leading Bessie by the hand, What can
the girl have been thinking of, not to see the
thunder coming upl She ought to kAow the
sign, of tho weather hero 10y now. Dreaming,
l suppose, dreaming. Shes an OH woman,
jess, very Perhaps he did not quito mow
how accurate his guess was and hoW true
tho conclusion he drew from it, Certainly
she had been dreaming, and she was an odd